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Former teacher Jennifer Williams is on a mission to provide one million books to young readers in and around the small town of Danville, Virginia.
Print Huntington Beach resident Carole Suzuki will be the first one to tell you she’s a bit of a book nerd. The daughter of librarian Henry DuBois, who worked at city and college libraries for 46 years, Suzuki still holds cherished early memories of her father reading to her and her sisters. In fact, she still owns many of the books he read. “I’ve always had a kind of passion for children’s literature,” she said. “The library was huge for me growing up. I read all the classic series, all the Judy Blumes. Books were just such a part of my childhood.”
Have You Seen Little Free Libraries In Your Neighborhood? New Little Free Libraries have been popping up in neighborhoods around El Paso and they're great for kids and adults who like to read. In a world full of video games and tv shows, it's hard to get kids to want to put down their phone and pick up a book. While walking and driving around my neighborhood, I've seen small, community libraries being constructed in front of homes. In my neighborhood, there are currently three Little Three Libraries where kids and adults can donate a book they've finished reading, and pick up a new title to e...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Want a Little Free Library in your neighborhood? The city of Albuquerque is looking for places to install 21 new book-sharing boxes. It is taking applications from residents who want to maintain them. Applications are open to anyone, but the city said in a news release it will prioritize requests coming from low-income areas, neighborhoods near Title 1 schools and places “without existing accessible literacy resources such as public libraries.” Little Free Libraries are public book boxes meant to promote sharing. Users can take books to read or leave books for others...
Danielle Ray Correspondent Little Free Libraries have been popping up in cities and towns across the region for more than a decade, and Leominster is no exception. Several residents have taken it upon themselves to erect a Little Free Library, the idea behind it being that you take a book or leave a book — like a library, but without having to check materials out or pay late fees when you forget they are due. There is a Little Free Library at 17 Theresa Ave., and one at Barrett Park fabricated from recycled and reclaimed materials donated by members of the community. The little library itse...